Autographic register



May 22, 1928.

L. JENSEN ET AL AUTOGRAPHIC REGI STER Filed Jan. 25, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Iwentorz' Z mkns'en/ ii ciz wzeszgawer May 22, 1928. 1,670,542

L. JENSEN ET AL AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Jan. 25, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 'r I I l May 22, 1928. 1,670,542 Y L. JENSEN ET AL AUTOGRAPHIC REGI STER Filed Jan. 25; 1924 s Shets-Sheet 3 Patented May 22, 192 8.

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LOUIS JENSEN AND cnaanns wr tten. or cHr'cAeo, rumors, nssrenons i ov unrrnn nuroennrnrc REGISTER COMPANY, or onrcaeo, ILLINOIS, A conrona'rron or I LiNors.

AUIQGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Application filed January 2 5, 1924. Serial No. 688,493.

This invention relates to autographic reg.- lsters and has particular rei'erence to, the

mechanism which is employed to feed a. summary or record strip a predetermined distance. The record strip in the present structure is not discharged from the regiscollected within the rorward',

tern but is portion of the housing so that, at the. close of a business day, or whenever desired, a used portion otthe record strip maybe torn ofi' and removed for the purpose of ascertaining the total sales up toy that time. This.

mechanism is constructed and arranged so that the summary ticket may be fed and a.

' portion may be removed without disturbing the other ticketsor paperstrips in the 'reg-. Suitable mechanism. tor nntially,

prior to the starting of the feed of the other strips and when this record feeding takes place the starter mechanism is set so that the operator may immediately.begin the discharge of theother strips.

Amongthe numerous advantages of the. present invention is the provision of means whereby the record strip will be fed al-. ways a predeteri'nined distance, and also, in this connection,- means have been. provided so that any desired length of feed of said record strip with certain limits may be had by a simple adjustment which. will limit the movement of the operating lever. A further object is to provide means whereby the feed. mg rollers for the record strip maybe separated at the same ti nmavith the separation otthe feeding rollers l'or moving the: other strips through the register so that themechanism may be simultaneously released for the purpose otadjusting the strips or for inserting of new strips Whenever itis desired to replace the rolls of paper.

Furtl-ier objects will-oi course, be appar cnt to others skilled in this art,-and said objects are accomplished in substantially the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings that form a portion of thisspecification. In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a 'verticalside view of the discharge end of an autographic register showing a portion of the operatingparts of the present invention thereon.

.Fig. 2 is an elevationot the front .or discharge endof the register, also showing the invention installed thereon.

Flg. 3, is a fragmentary side elevation of the structure illustrated in Figure 1 showing the parts in another position.

Fi .4 .is a detail view,:partly in section,

of the latching means for maintaining the friction throw-outstructure in position.

ig. 5 is a vertical section or a.- fragmene tary portion of a register, the view being taken on line 55 of Figure 2. v i L Fig. 6 is a View sin'iilar to Figure 5, showlag the relative positions. assumed by. the parts when the friction rollers have been separated or released.

, Fig. 7 is a horizontaL sectional view showing certain essential details of the starter mechanism. I

aFigure 8 is a transverse sectionot the structure illustrated in Figure 4.

The record strip as is usually understood by this term, isa paper strip that is fed through the register from a roll and is disposed at the bottom of a plurality of strips that are, moved over the platen. It is not customary, however, for the record strip to receive all of the notations or itemized list of the purchases but only to receive the- Suitable total amount of each. sales ticket.

provision is made by dividing the cover of the register in order that the sales-persons will always enter the total amounts of the strips including therecord strip. It is there-f I tore, obvious that the record strip. need not be i ed-thefsame distance the tickets are moved but only a distance sufi'icient to'receive the total amount from'the next or succeeding set oftickets. In: the present in- -stance,t-he summary strip or record strip, accumulates in: the forward" portion of theregister whereit is within convenient reach and: may he Withdrawn by tearing the same; as will hereinafter appear. i

The register,- as seen in the drawings, comprises a suitable housing consisting of a rectangularbase A, side wan-s B, a platen G connecting the upper'edges of the walls,- and said walls are provided with suitable. means formoun-ting: a. plurality of rolls of paper strips. The strips extend from said rolls over the rear edge of the platen and across the upper face thereof to the forward ordi-scharge end where they are received between the friction elements of the ticket feeding mechanism, and said strips are main tained in desired position on. the platen by a fene'strated cover plate D. This feeding mechanism, just referred to, comprises the feed roller 10, the spindles 11 at the ends thereof being extended through vertical slots 12 in the hollow posts l arising from the sides or top of the register and are yieldingly urged downwardly by expansion springs 14- positioned insaid posts and compressed between said spindles, and the threaded plugs 15 that are screwed down into the upper open end of each post. -Adjacent one end of roller 10 the same is provided with a pinion 16 thatis in mesh with a pinion 17 upon the rotatable shaft 1 8, which latter extends beyond its bearings where it-is provided with an operating crank or handle 19 so that when said handle 19 is rotated in the proper direction the roller 10 and shaft 18 revolve in unison. The shaft 18 is hollow and has therein a solid shaft 20 that is adapted to be moved longitudinally within said first shaft, and at its outer end portion the shaft 18 is provided with alining slots 21 through which a pin 22 extends that passes through a threaded sleeve 23 upon the outer shaft 18 and also through the inner shaft 20. Intermediate its ends thehollow shaft has an elongated slot 24 through which a pin 25 extends to secure a cone-shaped clutch element 26 of the starter upon said shaft, and said pin also extends through the inner shaft 20. Thus, it will be seen the cone element 26 of the clutch or starter, the inner shaft 20, and the threaded sleeve '23 are connected together and will rotate with the hollow shaft 18 but may be moved longitudinally with re-v spect to the same. Feeding disks 27, preferably four, arranged in pairs, and the disks of each pair slightly spaced apart, as seen in Figure 2, are adapted to coact with the feed roller 10 to feed the paper strips and said elements have their peripheries serrated or milled so as to increase the friction therebetween. Surrounding shaft 18 between the clutch element 26 and the adjacent disk 27 loose upon the shaft, but when the clutch members have become engaged, as seen in Figure 2, the member 29 will be in frictional engagement with the roller 10 so as to initially feed the paper strips.

The paper strips are provided with spaced post-holes that are disposed at either the top or bottom edges of the tickets printed thereon, and when said post-holes come into registry with the feeding disks 27 the latter will engage the roller 10 through said holes and further movement of the tickets will be stopped. It is necessary, therefore, to initially feed theystrips so as to move the paper a distance sufficient to have the disks disengaged and be moved out of registry with the post-holes, and this is done through the medium of the clutch or starter mechanism just heretofore described.

Pivotally mounted upon a stud31 projecting from the outside of the adjacentwall, is a rocking arm 82 that is disposed transverse to the axis of the extended end of the shaft 18 and is in a position to engage the threads of the sleeve 23. The portion of the rocker arm 32 that engages the threads is slightly concaved and tapered as at so as to conveniently engage the threads, and when the shaft 18 rotates. in the proper direction said arm will cause the sleeve to move outwardly until said arm has disengaged the threads at their inner ends, in which position it maintains said sleeve at the outer end of the shaft 18. This will consequently move the inner shaft 20 longitudinally and cause the clutch members to disengage so as to leave the annulus 2O loose upon the shaft and disengaged from the roller 10. This takes place after the paper has moved a distance sufficient to-have disks 27 again engage the paper slightly beyond the post-holes.

Extending downwardly from the platen and inclined towards the front end of the register is a guide plate 34: over which the summary or record strip passes so that the same is directed to its separate feed mechanism, and extending upwardly from the base A is a curved wall 35 that provides a guard and prevents the record strip, which accumulates in'the forward part of the register, being moved back into the other portion thereof and possibly interfering with the paper rolls or strips. Mounted at opposite ends in the side walls of the register is a rock shaft 36 that has secured to it a substantially U- shaped frame, the ends of the parallel arms of which are secured to the rock shaft so as to be moved therewith whenever the same is rocked. This U-shaped frame comprises spaced parallel arms 37 that extend forwardly and downwardly from the rock shaft adjacent the register walls, and at their lower ends, which are farthest from the rock shaft, said arms are connected by a cross piece 38 that is beveled at its lower edge to prewar acutting blade against whi h the record strip may be 7 torn. Extendiiig' transversely across this frame and having its ends journalle'd in the opposite arms 87 is an idle roller that bears against a record strip feed roller 40' which is mounted' upon arotatable shaft 41 having its ends extended through the side walls of the register and are journ alled therein. This shaft is actuated by the mechanism for feeding tl'ie s'uminary strip which is interposed be tween said feed roller and the idle roller feeding disks 27 there is provided a suitable cam and its operating mechanism. This consists of a rock shaft 43 that is journalled' in the side walls of the register and extends across die same below the feeding mechanism. Adjacent the register Walls bell crank levers 44 are secured thereto, which levers,

are of irregular or, angular shape and are fulcrum'nied adj acent their upper ends, as seen in Figures 5 and 6 the drawings. The portion of the levers 44 whichextend above the rock shaft 43 have segmental shaped or cam edges 45 that are eccentric to the axis of the. rockjs'haft and are below and adjacent the spindles of feed roller 10 so that when the opposite ends of the levers 44 are-raised said cam edges will engage: the

under segment of ,the spindles 11 and'ra'ise" the same-against the tensionof the springs 14 until'theroller ;is separated from the feed disks 27. The oppositeends' of the"levers 44 which are hook-shaped are connected by a horizontalrod 46, and 'ca rried adjacent one end of the latter is al'atch device for supporting the structure when in elevated position; This latch consists of a block 47that slides longitudinally on the rod 46' again-st an expansion spring 48*a'nd carries the latch pin 49 that extendsthiou'gh the adjacent portion of the lever arm 44 so that u-h-en the structure has been raised to the position shown in'Fignre 6, the pin' will bep'rojected" across the topof the adjacent side wall B'of the register and maintain the structure in the elevated position u'ntil'the latc'h has been I released to permit the spring 42 to draw the structure back again. The U-shaped frame carryin'gthe idle roller 39 has an arm 50 extending upwardly obliquely from one of the side pieces 37 and has therein an elongated slot 51 that is entered by a pin or bolt 52 projecting from the adjacent lever arm 44-1 the 1'ev1- a-1-1jr44'is raisedto thep'o 'tion shown in Figure 6', the pin or',

bolt tides in the sl ot' and raises thejrockmg frame so that tli-e. fr ction roller IS disengaged from'the feedroller 40 and the sun'imary strip is free to be moved indepen-- dent of its feeding mech nism; Thus the pressure of the fee-ding rollers against all of the paper strips is released and they may be adjusted separately or all at' thePSametime,

according tothe service required.

' Upontheoutei" of the rotatable 4j1"is' secured a pinion 58 that is inme'sh w-itlian idle gear 54loosely mounted upon a"- headed stud pro ecting from the adjacent wall of the register, integral with or secured to the hub of this idle gear 54 is a all ratchet dislr56, and loosely mounted upon the headed stub, soas to freely oscillate, is a romy reciprocableplat'e 57 that'carrie's a pawl 58' pivot-ally thereon .so 'that it war engage the teeth of the ratchet 56l- Fulcru nmed at lower endupon'a' pin 59 isa vertical ly disposed elongated operating lever 60 that extends upwardly to a convenient point at the forward end or the register and clear of the crank or ha'ndle 19.- Intermediate its endt'lli's'leve'i is connected by a l ink 61 with the adjacent portion; of the oscillatory plate 57 so that upon each depression or n1ovementof the operating'lever uponits fulcrum,

said' 'late will oscillate, causing the pawl to engage or disengage the ratchet and therebyintermittently rotate 'tlie'geai" and pinion together Withthe're'cord strip feeding roller 40 connectedtherewith, The lever60is' pro;

vide'd Witha lateral extensioh 62 arranged at substantially right angles at its lbwer end, the outer end of the extension being connected to a contractionspring "63 tli'at has its upper end connected to a pin 6 4 upon the side Wall of th'e'register so that the lever arm will be'autom'z'itically returned to its normal position, as soon' as' its forward movement ha'sbeencompleted and the lever released by the operator. The return movement of the lever arm is limited and may be adjusted by means of an elongated screw threaded element 65 that is inserted through the threaded bore of a block 66 secured to the register sidewalhand which, after being adjusted to the desired position, may be locked in placeiby the set screw 6?. By adjusting the length of the portion of thistln-eadied element which projects towards the lever arm 60, the same Will act as :a' stop-for the return movement of said lever 60. Thus, any desired amount of'rotation of feed roller 40, and consequently a predetermined length ofrecord strip, maybe fed through the rep:- ist'er feed at each reciprocation of the lever arm eased whenever it is desired to change the lengthvof the record strip to be .dis-

desired location.

The outer end of the rocking arm 32 is connected to an elongated vertically disposed link .68, the lower end of said link being provided with an elongated slot 69 to receive the lateral pin .70 projecting towards the register wallfrom the end of the lateral extension 62 of the operatinglever. When the lever 60 is moved forwardly or away from the operator to feed the record strip, the pin 70 will move to the lower end of the slot 69 of the link and further movement will draw this link downwardly, thus moving the rocker arm 32 upon its pivot so as to raise the portion 33 thereof above and clear of the threads of the sleeve 23. The sleeve 28 is then free, together with the inner solid shaft 20, and the cone-shaped clutch element 26, to move longitudinally with respect to thehollow shaft 18, being urged by the expansion of spring 28. This will set the starter mechanism to initially feed the paper strips in the manner hereinbefore described, but after the record strip has been fed thedesired or predetermined distance. 7

Thus, it will be seen the record strip may be fed a predetermined distance each time the register is set to feed another set of tickets through the same, and the length of the feed of Said record strip maybe readily adjusted to the desired length. Also, it will be noted that simultaneously with the releasing of the record strip for the purpose of inserting new rolls or for the purpose of adjusting the strips, the feed mechanism for discharging the other paper strips from the register will also be released, all of which latter is accomplished by the upward movement of the rod 46. I

lVhat is claimed as new is 1. In an autographic register a platen, means for feeding a paper strip across said platen and discharging the same therefrom, said means including control devices in combination with rollers for feeding a supplementary strip, a pawl and ratchet mechanism for actuating said rollers, which mechanism is operated in coaction with said control devices, and adjustablemeans for limitingthe movement of said mechanism whereby a predetermined'portion of the supplementary strip is fed during each operation of said rollers.

2. In an autographic register a platen, means for feeding a paper strip across said platen and discharging the same therefrom, said means including control devices in combination with rollers for feeding a supplementary strip, a pawl and ratchet mechanism for actuating said rollers, a lever operatively connected to said mechanism and operated in coaction with said control devices, and adjustable means interposed in the path of movement of said lever for limiting the same, whereby a predetermined said means including control devices in combination with rollers for feeding a supplementary strip, a pawland ratchet l'i'lGCllflIlFlH for actuating said rollers, a lever operatively connected to said mechanism and operated in coaction with said control devices, a member projecting laterally from the wall of the register and having a threaded aperture, and a rod screwed into said aperture and interposed in the path of movement of said lever to limit the same, whereby a predetermined portion of the supplementary strip is fed during each operation of said lever. I t. In an autographic register .a platen, means for feeding a paper strip across said platen and discharging the same, a starter mechanism for initially feeding thestrip, rollers for feeding a supplementary strip, a pawl and ratchet mechanism for actuating said rollers, an actuating lever operatively connected with said mechanism, adjustable. means interposed in the path of movement of said lever for limiting the same, and a rocking lever for releasing said starter mechanism and actuated by said first-mentioned lever, whereby when said starter mechanism is released a predetermined portion of the supplementary strip is fed by said rollers. i

5. A device of the kind described comprising a platen, paper feed rollersvassociatcd therewith, devices for controlling said rollers, separate rollers for feeding a supplementary strip on said platen, andinechanism operatively connected with said control de vices for intermittently actuating said separate rollers, a portion of said mechanism being adjustable whereby to provide a pre detern'iined feed of the supplementary strip.

(5. A, device of the kind described comprising a platen, paper feed rollers associated therewith, devices for controlling said rollers, separate rollers for feeding a snpplementary strip on said platen, mechanism operatively connected-with saidcontrol devices for intermittently actuating said sepaef rate rollers, and an adjustable stop engaged by a part of said mechanism whereby to provide a predetermined feed of the supplementary strip.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 15th day ofjlanuary, 1924.

CHARLES vVIlllElt.

LOUIS JENSEN. 

